Baby changing pad apparatus having locator, locator receiver, and non-skid grip combination

Abstract

A baby changing pad apparatus having a locator, locator receiver, and non-skid grip combination for engaging the baby changing pad apparatus to a first surface. The locator receiver includes a quick connect first portion engaged to the baby changing pad apparatus. The locator includes a quick connect second portion engagable between the quick connect first portion and first surface. The non-skid grip may engage the first surface with or without the locator engaged to the locator receiver.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A baby changing pad apparatus having a locator, locator receiver, and non-skid grip combination, the baby changing pad apparatus engagable to a first surface, the baby changing pad apparatus comprising:
 a) a baby changing pad having an underside; 
 b) a non-skid grip engaged to the underside and facing away from the baby changing pad; 
 c) a locator receiver comprising a quick connect first portion engaged to the underside and facing away from the baby changing pad; 
 d) a locator comprising a quick connect second portion having first and second opposing sides, the first side engagable to and disengagable from the quick connect first portion, and the second side being engagable to the first surface such that the baby changing pad is engagable to the first surface; and 
 e) wherein one of the quick connect first and second portions comprises hooks and wherein the other of the quick connect first and second portions comprises loops. 
 
     
     
       2. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the non-skid grip defines a first plane, wherein an outer surface of the quick connect first portion defines a second plane, and wherein the first and second planes are generally co-planar. 
     
     
       3. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the non-skid grip defines a first plane, wherein an outer surface of the quick connect first portion defines a second plane, wherein the first and second planes are parallel to each other, and wherein the first and second planes are offset from each other. 
     
     
       4. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the non-skid grip defines a first plane, wherein an outer surface of the quick connect first portion defines a second plane, wherein the first and second planes are parallel to each other, and wherein the second plane is outwardly of the first plane. 
     
     
       5. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the non-skid grip defines a first plane, wherein an outer surface of the quick connect first portion defines a second plane, wherein the first and second planes are parallel to each other, and wherein the first plane is outwardly of the second plane. 
     
     
       6. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the non-skid grip comprises a rubber material. 
     
     
       7. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the non-skid grip is resilient. 
     
     
       8. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the non-skid grip comprises an elastomer. 
     
     
       9. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the non-skid grip comprises a thermoplastic elastomer. 
     
     
       10. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the non-skid grip comprises a material that provides a non-skid grip on a material selected from the group of materials consisting of wood, glass, plastic, tile, ceramics, quartz, stone, porcelain, vinyl, enamel, metal, iron, and steel. 
     
     
       11. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the non-skid grip surrounds the quick connect first portion. 
     
     
       12. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the non-skid grip is adjacent to the quick connect first portion. 
     
     
       13. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the quick connect first portion is disposed centrally of the non-skid grip. 
     
     
       14. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the non-skid grip is adjacent to or abuts the first surface a) when the quick connect first portion is engaged to the quick connect second portion and b) when the baby changing pad apparatus is free of the quick connect second portion such that the quick connect second portion is not between the quick connect first portion and the first surface. 
     
     
       15. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the baby changing pad comprises a resilient base and a flexible cover, wherein the non-skid grip and quick connect first portion is engaged to the flexible cover, and wherein the non-skid grip and quick connect first portion are free of the resilient base. 
     
     
       16. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the baby changing pad comprises a resilient base and a flexible cover, wherein the non-skid grip is engaged to and abuts the flexible cover, and wherein the quick connect first portion is engaged to and abuts the non-skid grip. 
     
     
       17. A baby changing pad apparatus having a locator, locator receiver and non-skid grip combination, the baby changing pad apparatus engagable to a first surface, the baby changing pad apparatus comprising:
 a) a baby changing pad having an underside; 
 b) a non-skid grip engaged to the underside and facing away from the baby changing pad, the non-skid grip comprising a thermoplastic elastomer, said material being disposed on a lowermost portion of the non-skid grip; 
 c) a locator receiver comprising a quick connect first portion engaged to the underside and facing away from the baby changing pad; 
 d) a locator comprising a quick connect second portion having first and second opposing sides, the first side engagable to and disengagable from the quick connect first portion, and the second side being engagable to the first surface such that the baby changing pad is engagable to the first surface; and 
 e) wherein one of the quick connect first and second portions comprises hooks and wherein the other of the quick connect first and second portions comprises loops. 
 
     
     
       18. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the lowermost portion of the non-skid grip is adjacent to or abuts the first surface a) when the quick connect first portion is engaged to the quick connect second portion and b) when the baby changing pad apparatus is free of the quick connect second portion such that the quick connect second portion is not between the quick connect first portion and the first surface. 
     
     
       19. The baby changing pad apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the non-skid grip is resilient. 
     
     
       20. A baby changing pad apparatus having a locator, locator receiver, and non-skid grip combination, the baby changing pad apparatus engagable to a first surface, the baby changing pad apparatus comprising:
 a) a baby changing pad having an underside; 
 b) a non-skid grip engaged to the underside and facing away from the baby changing pad; 
 c) a locator receiver comprising a quick connect first portion engaged to the underside and facing away from the baby changing pad; 
 d) a locator comprising a quick connect second portion having first and second opposing sides, the first side engagable to and disengagable from the quick connect first portion, and the second side being engagable to the first surface such that the baby changing pad is engagable to the first surface; and 
 e) wherein the baby changing pad comprises a resilient base and a flexible cover, wherein the non-skid grip and quick connect first portion is engaged to the flexible cover, and wherein the non-skid grip and quick connect first portion are free of the resilient base.